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Salt on Ice?
I'm reading Bill Bryson's 'A Short History of Nearly Everything'. Here's an extract which I thought I'd share:
'The properties of the elements can become quite curious when they are combined. Oxygen and hydrogen, for instance, are two of the most combustion-friendly elements around, but put them together and they make incombustible water. (Oxygen ( Read more... ) -
What does my birth month mean?
Well, I spotted this at rogueravenclaw's blog and thought it might be interesting to try out, and surprisingly for a generic test it is spot on:
Your Birth Month is July
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New LJ Community
I thought you might be interested to know that I've set up a new LJ Community. It's for people who enjoy the music of the Renaissance period - and in particular the sacred choral music from that time. By this I mean the music of composers such as William Byrd, Josquin des Prez, Thomas Tallis, Robert Carver and others. I've called it 'Cantus ( Read more... ) -
Leeds orchestra is tuning up for first live webcast
Well, tonight is our first live webcast of a Sinfonia of Leeds concert. Here's a report on it I found at
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2007/01/27/2287021.htm
(Yorkshire Evening Post Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) By Tony Gardner
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LEEDS orchestra will soon be able to blow its own trumpet by laying
claim to a musical first.
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.who is the fairest of them all?'
I think the general concensus today [certainly among my generation) is that the two most attractive Hollywood actors are Brad Pitt and Johnny Depp.
But the quandry for me is this: who is the most attractive Hollywood actress? I've been giving it some considerable thought and in my humble opinion there are really only ( Read more... ) -
MPs really drop themselves in it
This is a story which appeared in one of the UK newspapers yesterday concerning Members of the UK Parliament (MPs) in the House of Commons:
'MPs were told last night they can use the word 'shit' in the Commons - but only in certain circumstances. Deputy speaker Sir Michael Lord made the surprise ruling after Slough Labour MP Fiona MacTaggart let ( Read more... ) -
Sinfonia Webcast
Last night was our first orchestral rehearsal after the festive break - and had some very exciting news: our next concert - on 3rd February - is going to be our first Webcast! It will an audio webcast and will be live (no later downloads available). I'm pretty sure some the orchestral members were quite sure what a webcast is - but personally I'm ( Read more... )
